Intel’s future Thunderbolt standard will be royalty-free and open to other companies should they wish to design their own controllers. That’s a major change from how Intel has deployed the technology over the last few years.

Apple has confirmed that its discontinuing its Thunderbolt display — but without saying anything about a replacement or any future models. Customers are explicitly advised to seek out third-party vendors.

At CES this week, Razer unveiled a new laptop prototype that combines ultrabook portability with the power of an external GPU. The new solution could finally allow gamers to buy ultrabook-class hardware without giving up on cutting-edge titles.

Thunderbolt or USB 3? Thanks to Intel’s latest Alpine Ridge controller, there won’t be a need to split the difference in the future. Why settle for one when you can have both on a single piece of silicon?

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